"Car manufacturing is continuing to follow the wider UK trend for more positive economic growth with a 7% rise in July, supporting a 1.9% increase in the year so far,” said Mike Baunton, SMMT Interim Chief Executive. "We are starting to see slight signs of recovery from Europe which will support stronger production levels this year, and UK manufacturers will continue to build and develop innovative, high-quality products that appeal to a global customer base."
| Car manufacturing | Jul-12 | Jul-13 | % Change | YTD-12 | YTD-13 | % Change |
| Total | 120,391 | 128,873 | 7.0% | 876,507 | 893,263 | 1.9% |
| Home | 21,017 | 28,895 | 37.5% | 151,819 | 191,649 | 26.2% |
| Export | 99,374 | 99,978 | 0.6% | 724,688 | 701,614 | -3.2% |
| % export | 82.5% | 77.6% | 82.7% | 78.5% |
Car output rolling year total Car output year-to-date, 2011-2013
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